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Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 99 · 40 questions
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The trick (Cross zero): Warmer or more money: move up the number line. Colder or spending: move down. Crossing zero: count the steps to 0 first, then the steps left over. The gap between a number below zero and one above zero: add the two distances from 0.

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  1. 1.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 25 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −27 (b) 23 (c) 37 (d) 27
  2. 2.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −14 (b) 24 (c) 0 (d) 14
  3. 3.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 21 (c) −3 (d) 7
  4. 4.A school club has ₹13 and pays a bill of ₹37. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 50 (b) −24 (c) −14 (d) 24
  5. 5.A school club has ₹21 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 6 (b) −4 (c) 4 (d) 46
  6. 6.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) −13 (c) 17 (d) 13
  7. 7.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 11 (c) 5 (d) −5
  8. 8.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 10 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −6 (c) 14 (d) 16
  9. 9.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹14. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −15 (b) −5 (c) 23 (d) 5
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −1 (b) 31 (c) 21 (d) −21
  11. 11.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) 9
  12. 12.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) −3 (c) 13 (d) 3
  13. 13.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 19 (c) 1 (d) 9
  14. 14.A school club has ₹35 and pays a bill of ₹41. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −6 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 76
  15. 15.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 8 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 3 (c) −3 (d) 13
  16. 16.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 24 (b) 0 (c) −10 (d) 10
  17. 17.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 8 (c) −8 (d) 2
  18. 18.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 16 (b) 0 (c) 10 (d) −10
  19. 19.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 27 (b) 15 (c) 5 (d) −5
  20. 20.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −17 (b) 7 (c) 17 (d) −7
  21. 21.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 15 (c) 3 (d) −3
  22. 22.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 22
  23. 23.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 13 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) −3
  24. 24.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 7 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 13 (c) 11 (d) −3
  25. 25.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) −7
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 20 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −24 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 34
  27. 27.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 2 (c) 12 (d) 24
  28. 28.A school club has ₹9 and pays a bill of ₹35. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 26 (b) −16 (c) 44 (d) −26
  29. 29.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −2 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) 10
  30. 30.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹22. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −7 (b) 27 (c) 17 (d) −17
  31. 31.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 15 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 6 (d) −6
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −3 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 7 (b) 13 (c) −13 (d) 23
  33. 33.A school club has ₹38 and pays a bill of ₹32. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −6 (b) 70 (c) 6 (d) 16
  34. 34.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 6 (b) −6 (c) 14 (d) 4
  35. 35.At sunset it was 12 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) 23 (d) 1
  36. 36.A school club has ₹6 and pays a bill of ₹28. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −22 (b) −12 (c) 34 (d) 22
  37. 37.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 42 (b) 18 (c) −8 (d) 8
  38. 38.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 8 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 9 (b) −7 (c) 17 (d) 7
  39. 39.At sunset it was −2 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 2 (c) −6 (d) 4
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 27 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −36 (b) 46 (c) 36 (d) 18

Answer key

  1. 27
  2. 14
  3. −3
  4. −24
  5. −4
  6. 13
  7. 5
  8. 6
  9. −5
  10. 21
  11. −3
  12. 3
  13. −1
  14. −6
  15. −3
  16. 0
  17. −8
  18. 0
  19. 5
  20. −17
  21. −3
  22. −6
  23. 3
  24. 3
  25. −7
  26. 24
  27. 2
  28. −26
  29. −2
  30. −17
  31. 6
  32. 13
  33. 6
  34. −6
  35. 1
  36. −22
  37. 8
  38. 7
  39. −6
  40. 36

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